Cinematic Scripture
By Cyle Harless
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Episodes: 55
Description
Helping people see Jesus through story, in film, in Scripture, and in their own lives.
Cinematic Scripture is a weekly video podcast that explores how the stories we love reveal the ache of the human heart and how Scripture speaks to that ache through the story of Christ.
Each episode helps you:
understand the theme beneath a film
see the Gospel movement inside the story
connect the ache of the character to the ache in your own life
read Scripture as one unified story centered on Jesus
If you love Jesus and you love story, this space will help you see both with new clarity.
This isn’t film criticism or Bible trivia — it’s story‑shaped discipleship for Christians longing for a clear, coherent, Christ‑centered way of living.
Subscribe and start seeing Jesus through story.
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Episode 55: Sinners (2025): When False Freedom Demands Your Soul
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May 24, 2026 |
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Episode 54: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022): When Glory Breaks and Grief Speaks
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May 10, 2026 |
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Episode 53: Into the Spider‑Verse (2018): What If You’re Already Who You Need to Be?
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Episode 52: Clue (1985): When Exposure Unmasks Us All
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Episode 51: Inception (2010): When Illusion Fails, Truth Frees
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Episode 50: How We Watch Is How We Love
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Episode 49: Oscars 2026 Special: The Past, the Films, and the God Who Transforms
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Episode 48: From Suspicion to Sacred Ground: The Christian Journey with Film
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Episode 47: The Three Ways Film Reveals Theological Truth
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Episode 46: How to See Film Through the Lens of Faith
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Episode 45: Film as Sacred Medium — How Movies Preach Without a Pulpit
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Episode 44: What Is Good Film? (And Why Christians Should Care)
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Episode 43: What Is Good Theology? (And Why It’s More Than Doctrine)
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Episode 42: Genesis 12–15: Blessing for the Nations Begins Here
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Episode 41: Les Misérables (2012): Grace Does What the Law Cannot
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Episode 40: Why Theology Needs Story - and What Film Reveals about God
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Episode 39: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — Growing Up in a Broken World and Choosing Goodness Anyway
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Episode 38: The Grinch (2018): From Isolation to Belonging — A Parable of Tables, Not Spectacle.
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Episode 37: Elf (2003): Living Love Loud Enough to Change the People Around You
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Episode 36: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): The Cost of Rushing, the Power of Patience
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Episode 35: Why Reading the Entire Bible Changes Everything
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Episode 34: Genesis Season Two: Mercy in the Midst of Ruin
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Episode 33: The Bible as a Unified Story – Uncovering God’s Redemptive Narrative
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Episode 32: The Dark Knight (2008): When the World Needs a Lie—and Jesus Tells the Truth
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Episode 31: Halloween (1978): Unmasked—When Fear Becomes Formation and Evil Is Named
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 30: Why God Wired Us for Story: The Sacred Design Behind Narrative
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Episode 29: Genesis Season One: When Trust Is the Foundation and the Fracture Begins
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Episode 28: The New World — When Story Becomes Discipleship
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Episode 27: Jaws (1975): The Monster Beneath—When comfort hides danger, and courage enters the water.
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Episode 26: The Opposition – Can the Rewrite Be Sacred?
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Episode 25: Genesis 4 – Worship Distorted, Mercy Preserved
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Episode 24: The Action — When the Gospel Finds You in Frames. My Journey from Attention to Incarnation
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Episode 23: Jurassic Park: The Illusion of Control and the Gospel of Protection
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Episode 22: The Disruption – Can Disruption Be Holy? My Ache for a Church that Could Hold Story
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Episode 21: The World – Can Story Be Sacred? My Faith & Film Journey
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Episode 20: The Courage to Care: Repentance and Re-creation in Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Episode 19: Luke 15 (Part 4): The Reckless Love That Changes Everything
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Episode 18: ET: When Wonder Teaches Us to Feel
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Episode 17: Luke 15 (Part 3): Why Did Jesus Tell a Trilogy?
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Episode 16: Ghostbusters (1984): What Does It Mean to Stand for Truth When the World Laughs?
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Episode 15: The Listening Crowd: Who Was This Story Really For? — Luke 15 (Part 2)
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Episode 14: Raiders of the Lost Ark: When the Sacred Refuses to Be Possessed
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Episode 13: The Prodigal Son: What Does Lostness Really Look Like? — Luke 15 (Part 1)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 12: The Gospel Costs Everything—What Casablanca Exposes About Real Love
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 11: Hollywood on Biblical Themes: Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 10: How to Share the Gospel Using the Power of Storytelling
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 9: The 5-Part Formula Behind Every Great Story—From Blockbusters to Scripture
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May 02, 2025 |
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Episode 8: The Story Begins: 7 Themes from Genesis That Shape the Bible
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode 7: The Fall and Promise of Genesis 3
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 6: Hope and Despair in Return of the King
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Episode 5: Oscar Spotlight: The Intersection of Faith and Film in 2025
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 4: Harmony and Trust in Genesis 2
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode 3: Anyone Can Cook: Finding Your Value in Ratatouille
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode 2: Genesis 1: A Cinematic Journey Through Creation
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Episode 1: A Wonderful Faith: The Spiritual Journey in 'It's a Wonderful Life'
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Jan 05, 2025 |